nor am I your darling Clementine. (Tho I suppose I could be - if you asked nicely...??!!!) :)
Where to begin?
I've been with Mainline Supply for almost 3 weeks now. I don't have internet access at work, tho I haven't asked about it... And I've been so busy at home that I'm like never online. It's like this HUGE change for me. (I've got my fingers crossed that Clearwire will actually come to Binghamton this winter...)
Oh, yes, so about the job. I am there to answer the phone - if one of the guys doesn't grab it first. I usually have to get one of them if I do answer the phone. Occasionally I can answer a question, like, "how late are you guys open today?" I also have enough knowledge to start customers when they come in. This does not help me - or them - very much. In general, the customers come in knowing exactly what they want and just want price ranges. I can't give them that information. I know how much the stuff costs for us, and I know how to do the retail markup, but I don't know about installation and all that stuff. It's rather frustrating. However, I park between 2 Ford F150s, so... :)
Y'know, it would be so much easier to write a blog if I didn't also have Facebook open...
There's not a whole lot going on in my life right now. Last Saturday, I travelled with my family to South Jersey for the funeral of a friend's father. I really enjoyed the message that was given. At the graveside, Laura & I put our roses on Rose's grave. So solemn!
Yesterday, well, I guess I should start with Friday night. There was a hymnsing at Stewart's. That was nice. Then, M, L & B, H & T came to my place. We started Dudley Do-Right at, like, 10:45. And I'm mad at all of them for not eating more brownies! I got up and made breakfast and put out food for lunch/snack. We were on the road at 10. First stop, Gertrude Hawk Chocolate Factory in Dunmore, PA. YUM! You could smell chocolate as soon as you walked in the door. This was so NOT Hershey's Chocolate World! We got hair nets at the top of the stairs and proceeded directly into the actual factory! NEAT! Every time the [yellow tape-cordoned off] pathway took a turn, you got chocolate. We were nibbling for the better part of the hour we were in the building! YUM!!!!! We got into the tent where the chocolate was cheap, but none of us wanted to stand there because we weren't moving at all! So we left, and headed to the Premium Outlets at Tannersville Crossing. We all started out together, but I suddenly realized after several hours that I was completely alone and that I didn't have anyone's cell number. (Does that make me a terrible chaperone? chaperon??!)
dictionary.com says: chap·er·on or chap·er·one
(shāp'ə-rōn') n.
1. A person, especially an older or married woman, who accompanies a young unmarried woman in public.
Reassuring, yes?! :)
Anyways, I managed to, with the help of a text from A, find L & H and together, we found M, B & T. :) We all headed back to the car [read: minivan .....] and drove to Red Robin in Dixon City. Yum! It made me miss being out west (especially since it was B's birthday and they brunched at Salty's on Alki (i'm only slightly jealous) .....). Then it was a quiet drive home. I dropped all the girls off by 8-ish and went to be slightly after 9. I was exhausted!
Today, I lunched with Madeline. And now, after doing some "homework" for work, I'm blogging.
I miss you all TONS! And hope all is well.
I guess if I think of anything else, I will have to post another time.
xo
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Monday, November 03, 2008
week - end (beginning?)
Guess it starts Friday. Halloween. I "dressed up" as a black cat. This entailed black cat ears and drawn-on whiskers, black turtleneck, short black skirt, black nylons & black heels. I did wear my pink feather boa (in place of a tail) for a while, but it was getting in my way, so I took it off and put it in my bag. Oh, and I took flats and was in them long before the end of the day.
When I got home, I was in a jean skirt & tee shirt SO fast! We had Little Caesar's PizzaPizza for "dinner". I was at my parents and got a call on their phone. It was J asking if I wanted to go to the hockey game. I didn't have any plans, so said yes. Rather than climbing back into my "costume", I just wore jeans with a [different] black turtleneck and put my cat ears back on. Apparently that did the trick, because I got offered a part-time job. Hooray! The Sens lost to the SoundTigers, which did not surprise me at all. In fact, it felt oddly familiar. :s J & I didn't talk very much, just sat next to each other and texted a lot. :)
Saturday, I got up and made cookies. They're really good - I'm eating one now. :) Went back to the arena to talk to the guy, but I couldn't start because I have to go thru the application process and background check and drug test. The guy was like "I know you're fine, but Syracuse has to have the paperwork, so... You can start next Friday." So that's fine with me.
I went home and had lunch with Mom & Dad. Then Mom walked me to my hair appointment. It was GORGEOUS out! Warm & sunny - yay. :) All I had done was my part moved, a trim, and some more layers cut in the back. Mom is convinced that I had it colored. And, while it's true that you can no longer see my gray, I did not have it colored!
That night, Dad & I went to hockey. I figured I should since I'll be working games from now on. Sens vs. SoundTigers again. It was a thriller and a heart breaker. Sens were down 3-0 after 1 and 5-2 after 2. Sens scored 3 goals in 4 minutes to tie things up. Then the SoundTigers didn't score! and won the game. You may be asking yourself "how is that possible???" Hockey fans in Binghamton are still asking this question, so don't feel as tho you are the only one. :s They took a shot that bounced off the right goal post, slid along the goal line without crossing it, bounced off the left goal post, and back out into play. And the dumb ref (!!!!!) called it a goal, did not consult with the goal judge and REFUSED to look at the instant replay. Talk about heart breaker! So they won again. BOO!
..shrugs.. It's just hockey! :D
Sunday. It was supposed to be all-day meeting, but Mr. R died and the family decided to have the funeral yesterday afternoon. So we had Sunday School & morning meeting then lunch for us and anyone who came early. We headed to the funeral home around 2:15. There was lots of family from Scranton there and Dave S had a nice word. Everyone was invited back for food - it was too early to really call it supper. There was plenty of food to go around and I think there's still goodies for the kids after prayer meeting. :) I would have liked have stayed, but had told the girls I would go to Starbucks with them. W & N went with us as well, but the girls did most of the talking. :) Mr. S had gospel and it was really good! I was home around 8:15 and in my pajamas shortly there after. I was in bed by 9:45 - hooray!
And today is my last day as a temp. Tomorrow I start as Office Girl at the floor covering store. I'm excited, but nervous too. I'll keep you posted.
(in fact, as I typed that, I thought hmmm, that would be a good blog title....)
xo
When I got home, I was in a jean skirt & tee shirt SO fast! We had Little Caesar's PizzaPizza for "dinner". I was at my parents and got a call on their phone. It was J asking if I wanted to go to the hockey game. I didn't have any plans, so said yes. Rather than climbing back into my "costume", I just wore jeans with a [different] black turtleneck and put my cat ears back on. Apparently that did the trick, because I got offered a part-time job. Hooray! The Sens lost to the SoundTigers, which did not surprise me at all. In fact, it felt oddly familiar. :s J & I didn't talk very much, just sat next to each other and texted a lot. :)
Saturday, I got up and made cookies. They're really good - I'm eating one now. :) Went back to the arena to talk to the guy, but I couldn't start because I have to go thru the application process and background check and drug test. The guy was like "I know you're fine, but Syracuse has to have the paperwork, so... You can start next Friday." So that's fine with me.
I went home and had lunch with Mom & Dad. Then Mom walked me to my hair appointment. It was GORGEOUS out! Warm & sunny - yay. :) All I had done was my part moved, a trim, and some more layers cut in the back. Mom is convinced that I had it colored. And, while it's true that you can no longer see my gray, I did not have it colored!
That night, Dad & I went to hockey. I figured I should since I'll be working games from now on. Sens vs. SoundTigers again. It was a thriller and a heart breaker. Sens were down 3-0 after 1 and 5-2 after 2. Sens scored 3 goals in 4 minutes to tie things up. Then the SoundTigers didn't score! and won the game. You may be asking yourself "how is that possible???" Hockey fans in Binghamton are still asking this question, so don't feel as tho you are the only one. :s They took a shot that bounced off the right goal post, slid along the goal line without crossing it, bounced off the left goal post, and back out into play. And the dumb ref (!!!!!) called it a goal, did not consult with the goal judge and REFUSED to look at the instant replay. Talk about heart breaker! So they won again. BOO!
..shrugs.. It's just hockey! :D
Sunday. It was supposed to be all-day meeting, but Mr. R died and the family decided to have the funeral yesterday afternoon. So we had Sunday School & morning meeting then lunch for us and anyone who came early. We headed to the funeral home around 2:15. There was lots of family from Scranton there and Dave S had a nice word. Everyone was invited back for food - it was too early to really call it supper. There was plenty of food to go around and I think there's still goodies for the kids after prayer meeting. :) I would have liked have stayed, but had told the girls I would go to Starbucks with them. W & N went with us as well, but the girls did most of the talking. :) Mr. S had gospel and it was really good! I was home around 8:15 and in my pajamas shortly there after. I was in bed by 9:45 - hooray!
And today is my last day as a temp. Tomorrow I start as Office Girl at the floor covering store. I'm excited, but nervous too. I'll keep you posted.
(in fact, as I typed that, I thought hmmm, that would be a good blog title....)
xo
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)